by Minter Dial | Sep 13, 2017 | Futureproof, Internet of Things, New Tech
The low hum was faint at first, slowly getting louder the more you concentrated on the sound, until eventually the black object broke over the horizon at first looking like a Blackhawk helicopter from a Hollywood blockbuster movie, then as it moved in a regimented...
by Minter Dial | Sep 7, 2017 | New Tech
I recently joined an experiment in empathic intelligence (EI) called Empathic Futures. To be sure, it was a rather riveting experience. Part of a project funded by Volkswagen and created by Feld (a studio for digital crafts based in Berlin), the idea of Empathic...
by Minter Dial | Sep 6, 2017 | Futureproof, Internet of Things, New Tech
The term Internet of Things (or IoT) was coined in 1999. Just what does this super generic moniker mean? Literally, it means that physical devices are beginning to connect to the Internet. If you think about that for a few seconds, technically...
by Minter Dial | Sep 5, 2017 | Big Data Analytics, Futureproof, Internet of Things, Mobile
For the first time in human history, every movement in the physical world can be identified, recorded and analyzed through our mobile phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers and soon smart-tattoos and implants. This fundamentally changes our relationship to ourselves...
by Minter Dial | Aug 31, 2017 | New Tech
One of the (literally) elephants in the closet is the need to sunset and say good-bye to old tech. Last week, I finally threw out a beloved possession, my very first palm pilot (pictured below). It had two lives (read: two owners) and served us well. It was an...
by Minter Dial | Aug 29, 2017 | Futureproof, New Tech
The debate rages on as to whether the future lies with Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR)? Or will it be more about Mixed Reality (including 360˚)? In any event, as far as VR is concerned, we continue to see experiments with more or less success....
